The 15-year-old boy in Angela Haick\u2019s juvenile hall class in San Jose had an S-shaped scar running down his cheek from a brutal attack by rival gang members. It was a mark that filled him with hate, and his violent history left him feeling little hope for the future.<\/p>\n
A year later, the boy had graduated high school and completed one and a half years of community college classes. He dreams of one day being a probation officer or a teacher, so he can follow the same path of the role models who helped turn his life around.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey made him see that there were more options in his life than the ones he was exposed to,\u201d Haick said.<\/p>\n
The success story is one of many that Haick, a University of La Verne graduate, has played a part in during her career in education. Her journey has taken her from the classroom to administrative positions throughout the state, a path she says has helped her gain the skill set necessary to become superintendent of the Penn Valley Union Elementary School District.<\/p>\n
She began her new job in August.<\/p>\n
But it was a move that almost didn\u2019t happen.<\/p>\n
After earning a bachelor\u2019s degree in economics in 1987 from San Diego State University and a master\u2019s in educational leadership in 1992 from National University, she didn\u2019t think she had the ability to take her education to the next level.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t think I was smart enough to do it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Raising two small children as a single mother, \u00a0and working a job as an assistant principal at the Murrieta Unified School District at the time, Haick did not think she had the time either. Family members, along with a lot of motivation from La Verne faculty and alumni, helped. She entered the Doctor of Education program, completing it in 2003.<\/p>\n
Haick credits La Verne alumna and former La Verne faculty member, Lou Obermeyer, and Dr. Jonathan Greenberg, adjunct instructor in organizational leadership, to convincing her to pursue her doctorate.<\/p>\n
\u201cBoth of them insisted that I could do this,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Since then, she has worked as an elementary school principal for the Jurupa Unified School District, Oakland Unified School District, and principal at Osborne Juvenile Hall in Santa Clara County.<\/p>\n
During her career, she has survived cancer, divorce and the challenges of being an openly-gay single parent.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe has overcome much adversity in her life. She is brave and courageous. I’m proud of her,\u201d said University of La Verne professor Dr. Thomas Harvey, one of Haick\u2019s instructors.<\/p>\n
Haick\u2019s varied experiences in urban and rural school districts, along with her forward thinking and compassion make her the perfect person to serve as a school superintendent, said Dr. Nancy Fischer, a retired human resources administrator who also received her doctorate from La Verne.<\/p>\n
“Most importantly, she has a gift for understanding and nurturing the needs of all children,” Fischer said.<\/p>\n
In her new position, Haick oversees a district that has 700 students in four schools. Penn Valley is a Northern California community northeast of Sacramento.<\/p>\n
And even though she has taken the helm of a small school district, she has big plans.<\/p>\n
She believes the self-doubt she overcame to return to school is a lesson she can instill in her students. Haick hopes she can teach them to discover their potential, and that their lives can be different one day.<\/p>\n
Haick wants to eventually work on a college dissertation committee and teach in higher education.<\/p>\n
La Verne\u2019s emphasis on community engagement is another element she plans to bring to her new role as superintendent.<\/p>\n
Haick wants to join Penn Valley\u2019s Rotary Club. When she attended a meeting Sept. 9, she received a pleasant reminder of where she came from.<\/p>\n
Longtime La Verne philanthropist, former Board of Trustees member and chancellor, Richard Landis, who lives in the Penn Valley area, heard about Haick\u2019s new job and her alma mater. Landis, a member of the area\u2019s Rotary Club, sought her out.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen he learned that I was a 春色视频 grad, he was just tickled pink,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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